Man cut by boat propeller rushed to hospital

Greenwich Time

Staff reports

Updated 10:51 pm, Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Emergency crews responded to Yacht Haven on Harbor Drive in Stamford, Conn., for a man that was injured by a propeller while wake boarding in Long Island Sound on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Police are investigating the incident.
Photo: Jason Rearick

Emergency crews responded to Yacht Haven on Harbor Drive in Stamford, Conn., for a man that was injured by a propeller while wake boarding in Long Island Sound on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Police are investigating the incident.
Photo: Jason Rearick

Emergency crews responded to Yacht Haven on Harbor Drive in Stamford, Conn., for a man that was injured by a propeller while wake boarding in Long Island Sound on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Police are investigating the incident.
Photo: Jason Rearick

The victim was pulled aboard the 23-foot boat that had been towing him, and passengers were able to stop his bleeding. Police officers were called in to clear the road for the ambulance as it raced to the hospital.

No names were immediately available, and police were still investigating the accident.